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SFA Students and members of the Nacogdoches community gathered on June 2 in front of the official Stephen F. Austin State University sign on North Street in a peaceful protest for the Black Lives Matter Movement. The protest began around 4 p.m. and was organized by two SFA students via a pri…

Walking through the empty parking lots of local business strips, I began to fully realize the effects of COVID-19 on the businesses here in Nacogdoches. With so many store doors with “Closed until further notice” signs, I began to wonder just how long that “further notice” would last. While …

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SFA Students and members of the Nacogdoches community gathered on June 2 in front of the official Stephen F. Austin State University sign on North Street in a peaceful protest for the Black Lives Matter Movement. The protest began around 4 p.m. and was organized by two SFA students via a pri…

Did you miss out on seeing our first ever live event last month? Not to worry! Here is the full length recap of Jack Views. Watch as these two groups on campus discuss different topics to gain common ground, featuring SFA College Democrats and College Republicans.

The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing announced Monday SFA’s Master of Science in Nursing Program is fully accredited. Accreditation means students can continue their education to the doctoral level. MSN Coordinator Erin Bailey said all family nurse practitioner students must…

Staying inside and limiting the time allowed to go into public areas has put a halt on shopping and eating out at restaurants, but it also has stopped people from going to other important appointments, such as therapy sessions. This especially affects students who had these services easily a…

Walking through the empty parking lots of local business strips, I began to fully realize the effects of COVID-19 on the businesses here in Nacogdoches. With so many store doors with “Closed until further notice” signs, I began to wonder just how long that “further notice” would last. While …

Beginning mid-March, Memorial Hospital has received many donations of masks from the community. Around the country, masks are a major supply that hospitals are running out of and they highly suggest communities donate as much as they can to help in this crisis.

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The SFA Athletics department was hit with penalties regarding an administrative error, which resulted in academic progress report (APR) scores for three sports along with the participation of 82 ineligible athletes from 2013 to 2019. As a result, 289 wins by football, men’s basketball, baseb…

The season of several of SFA’s athletic teams came to an unexpected end after an announcement was made by the Southland Conference on Saturday “that the league will cancel all spring sports competitions and championship events, effective immediately,” in response to the nationwide urge to pr…

I don’t remember what grade I was in, but I do remember seeing a poster pasted to the beige wall of a school room. On the poster was a United States Marine, but that wasn’t really what caught my eye. It was the word “character” that pulled me in. The poster read: “Character, it’s what you do…

In the past, Earth Day has been known for a day to focus on protecting the planet and doing our part to save it. This meant people coming together and doing things like planting trees, picking up trash around populated areas and recycling items. However, we’re in different living situations …

In March, the world went through quite a few changes. Businesses closed, schools were moved to online and people were recommended to stay home. While you might be feeling cooped up, or miss your loved ones, there are some benefits to staying inside.

DISCLAIMER: What you are about to read are some common conspiracy theories surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pine Log does not endorse any of these theories as true. This article is for entertainment purposes because conspiracy theories can be fun topics to discuss. This also does not d…

Trust us, we know you are probably bored out of your skull right now, wanting to hang out with your friends. Maybe you’ve succumbed to cabin fever so much, you even crave to go to Walmart. Well, don’t fear. We have this under control and we can beat the Coronavirus boredom… with a few movie …

Hosting a podcast about movies with your friend has its perks, I do have to say. And one of those perks was being able to attend the Nacogdoches Film Festival at the Fredonia Hotel. The weekend was filled with films, fun and familiar faces that we were able to talk about on our show, “Reely?…